DRX
DRX
Korea
Rank #2
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
free1ng
No Ha-jun (노하준)
HYUNMIN
Song Hyun-min (송현민)
Estrella
Park Gun (박건)
BeYN
Kang Ha-bin (강하빈)
has announced that Cho "Flashback"
Min-hyuk (조민혁) has stepped down from DRX's main roster, and will compete with
DRX Academy
DRX Academy
Korea
Rank #17
Awayk
ZynX
Flicker
yong
Athan
Na Ha-jun (나하준)
Flashback
Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁)
.
The news comes just over a week after Flashback was suddenly benched from the team's main roster ahead of a crucial Stage 1 match against
BOOM Esports
BOOM Esports
Asia-Pacific
Rank #2
dos9
Zhumagali Dastan
Famouz
Fikri Zaki Hamdani
Shiro
Hildegard Arnaldo
NcSlasher
Sheldon Andersen Chandra
BerserX
Rizkie Adla Kusuma
, which ultimately shut out DRX from contention for Group Alpha's top seed. Head coach
termi
revealed that Flashback had requested a leave of absence due to personal reasons two days before the match against BOOM.
This marks the second time that Flashback has transitioned from DRX's main team to the academy, and the beginning of his third stint with DRX's prospects squad.
Flashback's initial arrival to DRX's main roster came following the 2023 season, which lined up with the release of longtime
Vision Strikers
Vision Strikers
Inactive
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Rb
Goo Sang-min (구상민)
Zest
Kim Ki-seok (김기석)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
MaKo
Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관)
players
Rb
and
Zest
. He was dropped from the main roster following the team's elimination from Pacific Kickoff 2024 in favor of academy player
BeYN
, but rejoined the squad later that year following
stax
's departure to
T1
T1
Korea
Rank #3
stax
Kim Gu-taek (김구택)
Meteor
Kim Tae-oh (김태오)
Sylvan
Go Young-sup (고영섭)
BuZz
Yu Byeong-cheol (유병철)
iZu
Ham Woo-ju (함우주)
.
Flashback had been a mainstay in the DRX five-man roster since then, competing through Stage 2 and Champions Seoul to end the year. However, DRX's struggles to capture their first trophy continued. That streak ended in 2025, when DRX lifted Pacific Kickoff with new additions HYUNMIN and free1ng .
DRX's run at Masters Bangkok ended in the Swiss Stage, and Flashback stepped away from the team just three matches into Stage 1. DRX signed former
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon
Asia-Pacific
Rank #4
Monyet
Cahya Nugraha
xffero
David Monangin
Jemkin
Maksim Batorov
Kushy
Bryan Carlos Setiawan
crazyguy
Ngô Công Anh
player
Estrella
, who was even their IGL in a recent win over
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
Ash
Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
Suggest
Seo Jae-young (서재영)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
, and will continue with their five-man roster.
DRX Academy will continue to compete in Stage 2 of the WDG Challengers League 2025 Korea with a six-man roster.
DRX's full roster is now:
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